Van Kalesi Höyüğü

Van Kalesi Höyüğü is an archaeological site in , . Van Kalesi Höyüğü is situated nearby to the historic building , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Van Castle and Van Museum.

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortress of Van is a massive stone fortification built by the ancient kingdom of Urartu during the 9th to 7th centuries BC, and is the largest example of its kind. is situated 630 metres southeast of Van Kalesi Höyüğü.

Museum
Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The or Urartu Museum is a museum located in the city of in eastern . It showcases on 13,000 m2 a large archaeological and ethnographic record of human life and cultural development in the region from eastern Anatolia’s Stone Age to the present. is situated 1 km east of Van Kalesi Höyüğü.

Mosque
Photo: Ömer arkan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 450 metres southeast of Van Kalesi Höyüğü.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tuşba and Van.

Town
Photo: Myararat83, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 1,948 km2, and its population is 163,301. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district . is situated 3½ km east of Van Kalesi Höyüğü.

Photo: Bahoz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in in Turkey. It's on the eastern shore of Lake near the border with Iran, so for Iranians it's an unlikely Reno, a holiday break from their restrictive theocracy.

Town
is a municipality and district of , . Its area is 956 km2, and its population is 348,046. The district was created at the 2013 reorganisation from part of the former central district of Van, along with the new district . is situated 5 km east of Van Kalesi Höyüğü.

Van Kalesi Höyüğü

Latitude
38.50574° or 38° 30′ 21″ north
Longitude
43.33424° or 43° 20′ 3″ east
Open location code
8HC5G84M+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 362205582
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­mound
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